The Bandit Gentleman of the Red Chamber

The Gu Lin family has been preparing intensively for more than a month. Although the wedding is a bit hasty, the ostentation is also very grand. Let's not talk about the mighty 120 dowry of Miss Gu's family. All kinds of rare betrothal gifts are enough for the ladies of the capital to discuss for half a month.

In addition, today, in order to support the mother clan, he specially bestowed white jade Ruyi to the two newcomers, which added a lot of glory to the wedding.

Even if he was the groom's official, Lin Chen had no leisure today. He hurriedly set off from the Lin Mansion early in the morning, went to the Gu Mansion with a few colleagues who were familiar with him on weekdays, and brought the bride back. In the bridal chamber, after lifting the bride's hijab amidst the laughter of the crowd, before he had time to take a closer look at his newlywed wife, he was surrounded by the noisy crowd and left the new house to entertain a group of guests who came to congratulate him.

Because Lin Hai never reunited, and Daiyu was a girl, Lin's residence also had no mistress who could take care of her affairs.In this way, the male guests in the front and a few friends of Lin Chen's help with the banquet would not be neglected, but the female guests in the back, Lin Fu, lacked someone to entertain.According to common sense, the Lin family should naturally seek help from their close relatives.And the closest relationship with the Lin family in the capital is the Jia family in Rongguo Mansion.

Mother Jia originally planned to send Mrs. Wang to help out, but then she thought Mrs. Wang was only a pleasant person of the fifth rank, and her status was really low, which was a bit unseemly. Although Mrs. Xing was of a good rank, she was not good enough.Previously, Jia's family had a rift with the Lin family because of the matter of Tanchun, and Jia's mother was worried about Lin Chen's marriage.It's a pity that she didn't expect that in the huge Jia family, there was no one who could help the Lin family at this time.She politely declined Lin Hai who came to invite him in person, but she really didn't like it in her heart.

So when she came to congratulate her today, Mother Jia secretly noticed which family's wife the Lin family had invited to entertain the female guests, but she didn't expect that standing in the middle of the crowd, Yan Yan, who greeted everyone with a smile, turned out to be a woman dressed in bright red. The person who looks like a young daughter-in-law in Baidie wearing a flower armor, looks at her age, she doesn't look like a family member of Lin Hai's colleagues.Mother Jia couldn't help feeling a little surprised, but she saw the young daughter-in-law walking towards her.

The only one who can help the Lin family at a young age is Mrs. Zhuang Jiang, the wife of Lin Chen's mentor, Mr. Zhuang Youzhuang.Lin Hai was very familiar with the situation of his family, so he naturally knew that the Rongguo Mansion could not provide any help to his family, so he went to ask for help in person just to appease Jia Mu and avoid embarrassment.Lin Chen had already brought a generous gift specially prepared by the Lin family, and invited Mrs. Zhuang Jiang from the Zhuang Mansion to take care of it.

Mother Jia saw it as soon as she arrived at the Zhuang Jiang family. After all, she is a first-rank wife and Lin Hai's Taishui. The Zhuang Jiang family can't neglect her.So she quickly smiled and accompanied everyone, and walked towards Jia Mu quickly.

Because Mrs. Wang is not feeling well recently, she didn't come here.Mrs. Xing and Jiamu thought she was not good enough to be on the high platform, so she didn't bring anyone here. Therefore, the only female family members from Rongguo Mansion were Jiamu, Sister Feng, Sanchun and Xue Baochai who Jiamu specially brought.

Mrs. Zhuang Jiang made a general account of the population of Jia's family before, and now she can vaguely name people when she sees them. She greeted everyone with a smile, and walked to Baochai. She couldn't help being stunned for a moment, not knowing how to address it.

Fortunately, Sister Feng was alert, and said with a smile, "This is the daughter of the Royal Merchant Xue's family, nicknamed Baochai. Sister Xue lives in seclusion on weekdays, so Madam may not know her."

Although the memory does not have the existence of the Xue family of the imperial merchant, Zhuang Jiang still looked at Baochai with a smile and said, "So it's Miss Xue, I'm sorry." Then he looked at Jia Mu, and said with a smile, "The seat of the old matriarch I have already prepared it, now I will lead you to the table, how about sitting comfortably and watching the play?"

It wasn't until Mrs. Zhuang Jiang smiled and exchanged greetings with the wife of the other family that Jia's mother withdrew her gaze from the surrender side, and glanced at the girls she had brought over, her eyes were heavy and her brows were deeply furrowed.

"Old Ancestor, that lady must be the lady from the Jiang family who personally appointed Princess Shuyi to be her daughter-in-law? She deserves to be married to the royal family. See you today, Tsk tsk, you really are the best of the best." Sister Feng smiled and looked at Xue Baochai who was quietly looking around, and said to Jia Mu with a smile.

Interrupted by her, Mother Jia also realized that she had lost her composure at her grandson's wedding banquet, so she smiled and said, "It's that Miss Jiang's. I think I was in her grandmother's arms when she was just a baby. I've seen her before, but she's so old now." She lowered her eyes as she spoke, obviously recalling her young days.

In fact, Sister Feng didn't understand the reason for her gloomy expression - without the support of Jia's family, Lin Chen's marriage could still go on smoothly, even more decently.It can be seen that today's Lin family does not need to rely on the Rongguo Mansion, and it is definitely not just a marriage.But as for the Jia family, now they have to rely more and more on their in-laws, who are already dishonest...

Smiling and entertaining the ladies who came to say hello one by one, Sister Feng felt a little bitter in her heart.

The hostesses who are in charge may be able to see the truth behind the prosperity, but the girls who have not left the cabinet like Sanchun and Baochai can't think of so much.They were lowering their heads slightly, standing by the chairs with flushed cheeks, allowing Jiamu and Sister Feng to introduce themselves to other noble ladies.

The person in front of me who is talking happily with Sister Feng is the wife of Zhang Shilang's family in the official department.Mrs. Zhang has two sons, the eldest son has already married and established a business, but the second son has not yet settled down. She came here today, and she has no intention of looking after her son.

Baochai smiled at the corner of her mouth, drooped her grub head slightly, bent a section of her snowy neck into a beautiful arc, a neat set of coral hair on her head, and a splash of pink on her body. She stood neatly beside Jiamu, just standing There, I don't know how many girls from official families were compared.

Such a brilliant girl naturally attracted Mrs. Zhang's attention. Her eyes lit up, she stepped forward and took Baochai's hand and smiled at Jia Mu: "I heard that there are three fairy-like girls in the old lady's family. See you today." Liao Fang is well-known, and people really fall in love with it at the first sight." Although there were four girls at the banquet, Baochai was sitting next to Jia Mu, so Mrs. Zhang didn't think about anything else, she just thought she was One of the three springs.

Mother Jia saw that she missed Tanchun and fell in love with Baochai. Although she was a little dissatisfied in her heart, she still smiled and said, "This is the girl of my relatives. Today, I came out together to learn a lot. If you want to talk about my girl Son, but those three. No wonder you admit your mistake, when I saw her for the first time, I also felt that my granddaughter was being compared to her!"

Hearing that Baochai was not a girl from the Rongguo Mansion, Mrs. Zhang lost her previous enthusiasm in an instant. She smiled and said a few words to Jia's mother, took Tanchun's hand and said a few words with a smile, and then left. .

Leaving aside how Baochai was filled with grief and indignation afterwards, Mother Jia looked at the jade bracelet given by Mrs. Zhang in Tanchun's hand with satisfaction—Tanchun could be recognized by the wife of the official servant's family. This time, the goal is considered to be half achieved.

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The Gu family is a big family in Shandong, and the descendants and concubines are unknown, and Gu Yanran's generation has a lot of brothers.Although Lin Chen invited many friends to help him stop the drinking, he still couldn't avoid the fate of being drunk at the wedding banquet.

Gu Yanran clasped her hands, without looking sideways, she sat on the bed in a well-behaved manner.It is a custom in Beijing that the bride cannot go to the ground on the day of the wedding, so for as long as Lin Chen entertained guests outside, she also sat motionless on the bed for as long as possible.

Hearing the noise outside, Gu Yanran couldn't help but frowned, but she could hear the maid's joyful voice: "Girl, my uncle is back!"

Gu Yanran was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that she was talking about Lin Chen. Remembering that she was married to that young and handsome young man whom she had met in a hurry during the day, even the always quiet and prudent Second Miss Gu, could not help but feel a smile on her face. Floating two pretty bright red flowers.

Lin Chen was so drunk that he had to be helped to walk, but his heart was clear.He was unwilling to face the noble daughter of the Gu family, but he had to face it - although Ji Wen was promoted to be a prince, she was actually the weakest among the princes competing for the throne.Prince Zhongheng was born in the army, and has a high prestige in the army. With the help of his mother who is in charge of military power, he is powerful among the princes. Although Prince Lian has recently been detested by the emperor, he has been in charge of official assessment and promotion in the Ministry of Officials before. , Over the years, there are countless officials who have been bought by him and served him.

Only Ji Wen, before today's appointment, regarded him as a future assistant for the abolished prince, and has been refusing to give him a practical errand. Although the situation has gradually improved in the past few years, it can't compare to the accumulation of other princes over the years. Woolen cloth?Now behind Ji Wen, it's just Lin Hai who put the treasure on him, Empress Zhuang who formed an alliance with him and used each other, and the wives who don't have much real power.

And although the Lin family's father and son are both enjoying themselves in the officialdom, they are just watching the scenery.The Lin family has a fatal shortcoming, that is, they don't have a lot of children, and there are few relatives, so they can't take care of each other in the officialdom. Otherwise, Lin Hai wouldn't have tolerated the Rongguo Mansion's repeated rudeness.

The Gu family's in-laws are extremely important to both the Lin family and Ji Wen.

Therefore, Lin Chen not only had to face this daughter-in-law of the Gu family, but also to comfort and take care of her, so as to satisfy the powerful foreign family.

Lin Chen wiped his face with cold water in the outside room, changed out of his alcohol-smelling coat, and with a gentle smile on his lips, he walked towards his "bride", who was restless inside.